Hat-stand.



No. 769,478. PATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904. S. P. HANSON.

HAT STAND.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.8. 1903.

NO MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented September 6, 1904..

SARAH P. HANSON, OF FREMONT, OHIO.

HAT-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,478, dated September 6, 1904:.

Application filed December 8, 1903. Serial No. 184,341.

To all whont it ntay concern:

Be it known that I, SARAH P. HANSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fremont, county of Sandusky, and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hat-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in hat-stands, and has for its object to provide a hat-stand adapted particularly for displaying ladies hats, said hat-stand being so constructed as to be manufactured at a comparatively small cost and yet hold the .hat securely and display the same to the best advantage.-

lVith these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appcrtains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure l is a perspective view of my invention, showing a hat held thereon; Fig. 2, a side elevation of my device, the same being compressed to receive a hat; Fig. 3, a side elevation of my device with the prongs extended.

A represents the base of the stand, which is provided with a central opening B, extending upward from the bottom of the base to form a socket, in which is adapted to lit the upper end of any rod or other standard. Secured to the base and arising therefrom at intervals around the same are the spring arms or prongs O, the normal position of these arms being with the upper ends flared outward, as shown in Fig. 3, said upper ends being preferably provided with enlargements in the form of knobs or balls, as indicated at O.

To place a hat upon the stand, the prongs or arms C are grasped, as shownin Fig. 2, so as to bend them inward. Then the hat is placed over the upper ends of the arms, and as the arms are released they will spring outward (No model.)

and come in contact with the crown of the hat, and thus hold the hat securely upon the stand. Said stand then may be set upon any suitable standard, as indicated atD in Fig. 3.

The arms are free and unobstructed throughout their length and depend upon natural resiliency to create sufficient spring-pressure to contact with and hold the hat.

The principal advantage of this form of stand is that the hats may be easily and quickly placed upon the stand and will not become easily dislodged from the same, so that there is no danger of displacing other hats when trying to remove a hat from the window, and in examining the hats they need not be removed from the stand, it only being necessary to remove the stand from the standard, and the hat need not be touched with the hands. This will save the soiling of the hats to a great extent.

Of coursewhile I have shown four arms or prongs O in the drawings it is obvious that any number could be used from three upward.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is -A device of the character described, comprising a stand provided with an opening extending upwardly in its base said opening being adapted to removably engage the end of a supporting-rod, a plurality of spring-arms secured at one end to the stand. said arms extending upward and outward from said stand with a gradual curve, said arms being free and unobstructed throughout theirlength and a ball secured upon the upper or free end of each spring-arm.

In testimony whereof .I have hereunto affixedmy signature in the presence of subscribing witnesses.

SARAH P. HANSON.

Witnesses:

IIANNAH M. (JiREENLEE,

MARY E. \VAL'IERS, J. T. Ganvnn. 

